Appeal No. 96-1848 Application 08/161,604 (filed March 6, 1989) S.M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices--Physics and Technology (John Wiley & Sons 1985), pages 360-61. The examiner cites the following patents in rebuttal to arguments in appellants' brief: Huttemann et al. (Huttemann) 4,981,550 January 1, 1991 Lee et al. (Lee) 4,990,467 February 5, 1991 Claims 31, 32, 35, and 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Turner or, alternatively, over Haskell and Deleonibus. Claims 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 25-28, and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Haskell and Deleonibus. Claims 29 and 33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Haskell and Deleonibus, further in view of Shirai. Claims 15 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Haskell, Deleonibus, and Shirai, further in view of Sze. - 3 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007